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Swasthya Sathi Scheme: Key Highlights
Swasthya Sathi scheme is a health insurance scheme of the West Bengal government. It was launched in 2016 and it has now been expanded to cover the state’s entire population. It provides basic health cover for secondary and tertiary care up to 5 lakh INR per annum per family. Both state-run and private hospitals are ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs • India Nation & States Current Affairs • States Current Affairs
Topics: Aayushman Bharat • Assembly Elections • Duare Sarkar • Health insurance • Mamta Banerjee • Swasthyasathi • West Bengal
SC issues Notice over health insurance for Mental Illness
On June 16, 2020, the Supreme Court of India issued notice to the Insurance Regulatory Development Authority (IRDA) and the Union Government on providing Health Insurance for mental illness. Highlights In 2018, the IRDA had issued a circular asking all insurance companies to comply with the Mental Healthcare Act. According to the act, the mental ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
Topics: CLAT • Health insurance • IrDA • Mental Healthcare Act 2017 • Mental illness • Supreme court • Supreme Court (SC) • Sushant Singh Rajput
Arogya Sanjeevani Insurance Policy: IRDAI launches Guidelines
The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has provided guidelines for the health insurance providers to implement Arogya Sanjeevani Insurance Policy. The regulator had earlier made it mandatory for the insurance providers to frame a policy to provide basic coverage to at least 55% of Indian population. About the policy The “Arogya Sanjeevani ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: arogya sanjeevani insurance policy • Corona virus • COVID-19 • Health insurance • Health Insurance Scheme • Insurance Scheme • Insurance sector • IRDAI
Insurance Scheme for Health Care Workers fighting COVID-19
On March 29, 2020, the Government of India approved insurance scheme for health workers that are fighting against Corona Virus. The Scheme was announced under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package that was announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman on March 26, 2020. Key Features of the Scheme Under the scheme, the health workers are ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: ASHA • Corona virus • COVID-19 • Health care • Health insurance • Health Insurance Scheme • IRDAI • Ministry of Health and Family Welfare • Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana • Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana
Ayushman Bharat PMJAY for COVID-19
The government has announced that the beneficiaries of the Ayushman Bharat PMJAY will be eligible for free treatment for the symptoms of COVID-19. Ayushman Bharat PMJAY The Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana is a component of the umbrella health scheme (Ayushman Bharat). It was launched in 2018 as the largest health insurance scheme ..
Topics: Ayushman Bharat Yojana • COVID-19 • Health insurance • PMJAY • Public health